Tag: Connecticut Voices for Children
Connecticut low-wage workers experienced post-recession stagnation
Further complicating matters were the wage disparities based on race and gender, according to a new report.
Low-wage jobs on the rise in Connecticut
The Connecticut Voices for Children report states that the median white worker makes $10.08 and $8.98 per hour more than their black and Latino counterparts, respectively.
Report: Low-wage jobs up, high-wage jobs down in Connecticut
Since 2001, the share of industries in Connecticut that typically pay low wages has increased by 20 percent, while high-wage industry employment has decreased...
Conn. Advocacy Group: Use $7.2 billion in tax expenditures for deficit
The group recommends public hearings on how to best use the money.
State’s fiscal woes put pressure on nonprofits
As state spending on education and human services continues to decrease, policy experts say nonprofits are going to need to gear up to fill the increased demand for human services.
Report: State’s wealth gap expanded drastically
As signs pointed toward at least a partial solution to the oncoming “fiscal cliff,” financial experts cautioned that even with a grand bargain, U.S. economic growth over the early months of 2013 would likely continue to be in the 1 to 2 percent range.